My mom and dad went to one of these shows. They thought it was over and got up to leave and Gene Rayburn called out “Where are you going!?” He ended up giving them a prize. My parents were really happy he talked to them.
@bobma6342
Ай бұрын
What did he give them? Do they still have it?
@MovieMakingMan
Ай бұрын
@@bobma6342 I’m pretty sure they got two free meals worth about $50, not bad for that time. They were so surprised they were given something since they were leaving. While they were on their trip I remember them telling me they saw a musical with Gwen Verdon in Sweet Charity (I believe). This was there first trip alone after the kids got independent.
@bartman898
7 жыл бұрын
We use to watch this show after school. It made me feel like I was sitting at the adult table during the party.
@rangerdave1973
6 жыл бұрын
Bill bartman me too
@richardmccormack7373
4 жыл бұрын
Me too! It was fun! Being at the adult table isn't so much though... I've come to find out.
@nicholasschroeder3678
2 жыл бұрын
And they were all loaded
@alexandermacdougall7873
2 жыл бұрын
thats the best description of watching this show as a kid ive ever heard
@kevino4846
2 жыл бұрын
@@nicholasschroeder3678, yep, most of them were ;-D Was a great show, though.
@samuelgriffin9364
5 жыл бұрын
Richard Dawson Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly made the show incredibly funny love the original Match Game
@zoppie
2 жыл бұрын
I hate to be that guy, but the original Match Game aired in the 1960s. The theme melody was a piece called "Swingin' Safari," which you can find right here on YT. Gene was the host way back then, too, but the game was played very differently from in the 1970's.
@eastender74
2 жыл бұрын
I always loved it when Betty White was on the show!
@sharptoothtrex4486
6 ай бұрын
Even if Gene Hackman saw this episode, he is very unhappy!
@Clay-605
2 жыл бұрын
Loved this show as a kid. So many fun game shows then. Loved growing up in the 70s.
@Aeonsmagicks
9 жыл бұрын
It wouldve been HILARIOUS if "earl" slid the door open and held up a piece of paper with Gene Rayburn crudely written on it.
@sfc334
4 жыл бұрын
YES!
@tigergreg8
2 жыл бұрын
I would have like to see a piece of paper with a different name on it, like Simmons
@bostonrailfan2427
2 жыл бұрын
that would have made the reveal of the real answer even funnier
@tigergreg8
2 жыл бұрын
@Christa Simon Oh man, I never even thought about him. 👍
@tigergreg8
2 жыл бұрын
@Christa Simon YES, that's my fave movie too. Have a great weekend. 👍
@KJ-of6lf
2 жыл бұрын
Such a fun and witty show. Watched it all the time as a kid, and still find it fun as an adult.
@loutruckmd
3 жыл бұрын
I miss all of these people, I loved this show.
@SuperRat420
2 жыл бұрын
Real spooky how few are alive today
@steelersfan7238
12 жыл бұрын
Gene Rayburn: #1 in the survey and #1 in our hearts.
@TheosTrainsWalesOfficial
4 жыл бұрын
Gene would be 103 if he was still alive
@videonut11
4 жыл бұрын
Totally agreed, 100%!
@georgemaster689
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheosTrainsWalesOfficial And he would STILL reminisce about the show.
@andywinslow9638
2 жыл бұрын
I'm not a fan. Sorry
@kevino4846
2 жыл бұрын
@@andywinslow9638, you don't have to be sorry, but you're probably going to be lonely on this topic ;-)
@luisreyes1963
8 жыл бұрын
Gene Rayburn. Funniest game show host, EVER.
@HelloooThere
8 жыл бұрын
Yes, he was but his pants were not high enough!
@tomrichards3869
5 жыл бұрын
He is definitely one of the best!!!😂😂
@christianhafer9819
4 жыл бұрын
I think so.
@videonut11
4 жыл бұрын
His wit was sharper than a scalpel!
@graphiquejack
2 жыл бұрын
Facts
@bostonrailfan2427
2 жыл бұрын
the man wasn’t going off of prearranged jokes, he added his own repartee to the show and actually was friends with the celebrities
@foxcrane9486
8 жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman was pretty famous at this point in time. He'd already been nominated for two Oscars for Supporting Actor in "Bonnie & Clyde" and "I Never Sang For My Father," and actually won Best Actor in a Leading Role for 1971's "The French Connection."
@Hampton-nv8mw
4 жыл бұрын
So true. What about Gene Wilder?
@Woody615
2 жыл бұрын
@@Hampton-nv8mw Could have been Gene Wilder. Blazing Saddles was released in 1974 as waw Young Frankenstein. The Producers was 1968 but still pretty famous. But the people who fill out the answers, (the studio audience) it was kind of a given.
@therealxunil2
2 жыл бұрын
And?
@bostonrailfan2427
2 жыл бұрын
it’s a skewed audience and he might have had acclaim but was still less known than those three even by that point…
@goodowner5000
2 жыл бұрын
Gene Tierney ("Laura", "Leave Her To Heaven", "The Razor's Edge",etc.)
@daviddriver2692
2 жыл бұрын
Gene Rayburn was such A GREAT person & dearly missed!!
@funshine817
2 жыл бұрын
People were so much more touchy feely back then and no one freaked out over it. The times sure have changed! People were way more laid back and understood intentions much better than today. In today's world there would be firings, condemnations, and entire movements. I was a teenager in the 70's and it was a great time. Yes it had its issues, but nothing like the current era we live in....this era is pretty awful, overall.
@svensorensen7693
2 жыл бұрын
The thing is, a lot of the "issues" back in the 70s are still there today, they're just still swept under the rug and everyone just sort of pretends that it all stopped while also vilifying innocent banter and affection like this.
@martywatts7274
2 жыл бұрын
Liberalism took hold of our nation
@doughazzard2532
Жыл бұрын
Being offended is power now.
@massapower
Жыл бұрын
EXACTLY... Too many Weishnemers today.. Thank heavens for the 70's 😁👍🏻
@adamdicy
13 жыл бұрын
I like how Gene put his arm around her and says "if you value your life, whatever you say is okay with us".
@IDiggSocialMedia
2 жыл бұрын
I use to watch this show when I was a child in the 1970's! It had one of my favorite theme tunes of any game show!
@1269RedJester
7 жыл бұрын
just imagine if that wasn't "Rayburn" in the $500 slot. Talk about awkward.
@JohnAckerman93
5 жыл бұрын
1269RedJester Gene would be pretty upset. Probably go on a little rampage
@maryhlad5277
5 жыл бұрын
Earl probably would have been out of a job in the box.
@christianhafer9819
4 жыл бұрын
@@JohnAckerman93 Nah. It was all fun and games.
@gladfan1989
4 жыл бұрын
Gene would've tried to get in the box and bring out poor Earl. And God only knows what would've happened, LOL
@richardmccormack7373
4 жыл бұрын
@@maryhlad5277 Well according to the Dixie Chicks, Earl, did have to die.
@BELLTONNIE
8 жыл бұрын
I love his clothes. I miss him so much.
@97Senator
6 жыл бұрын
From Rubin Bros. International
@georgemaster689
2 жыл бұрын
@@97Senator Peter Marshall got his wardrobe from them as well when he was hosting Hollywood Squares.
@avidrdr5640
2 жыл бұрын
My aunt was a contestant on this show sometime around 1966 or '67. She lasted 2 days. I wish all episodes were available. I'd love to see hers.
@jimroscovius
2 жыл бұрын
A lot of TV shows were erased back then .
@lohphat
2 жыл бұрын
No CGI, no overproduced music and drama, just people having fun. I miss the 70s.
@johnperrigo6474
Ай бұрын
Overproduced "drama" seems to be the way of the whole world these days. Makes me tired and bored. Mostly it irritates me in sports.
@lohphat
Ай бұрын
@@johnperrigo6474 Sports video production is indistinguishable from video games. Why even watch?
@tomparsons2557
2 жыл бұрын
Ah, back when people weren't afraid to touch each other. Nice old days.
@DyrianLightbringer
2 жыл бұрын
Gene Rayburn is a legend. Dude is so energetic after giving Charles Nelson Riley a two-hour piggy-back ride.
@JosephJamesScott
2 жыл бұрын
Giddy up Gene!
@Pwecko
2 жыл бұрын
He was a mighty man, definitely. He threw me down a flight of stairs once, but I couldn't help but love him anyway.
@michaelfitzmichael3226
2 жыл бұрын
@@Pwecko tell us more!
@agalgonzalez
2 жыл бұрын
Talking about CNR!
@stevevr1965
2 жыл бұрын
Loved watching this show in my youth and still love it
@kf1000
2 жыл бұрын
You're getting old there, Steve
@kentshelton3451
2 жыл бұрын
I used to watch this show with my best friend after we came home from school. I always liked the fun soundtrack and seeing Gene Rayburn and all the actors at that time. Brings back memories.
@markfranks4422
2 жыл бұрын
Loved that show. Every day after school. Great show great casts. Wonderful memories
@justrelax1539
5 жыл бұрын
With the Alec Baldwin version, Gene Rayburn WOULD STILL be the top answer
@jacquelinellewellyn5010
4 жыл бұрын
Been calling you but you didn't answer my question about the items I ordered a pair of sneakers and I'll be there in a few minutes and I'll be there in a few minutes and I'll be there in a few minutes and I'll be there in a few minutes and I'll be there in a few minutes
@richardmccormack7373
4 жыл бұрын
Alec Baldwin sucks!!
@MrBowtie1982
4 жыл бұрын
no it would have probably been one of those stupid fake reality stars.
@richardmccormack7373
4 жыл бұрын
@@jacquelinellewellyn5010 What the hell are you talking about?!
@wendynichols6946
3 жыл бұрын
Cant stand Alec Baldwin he should be fired
@michaelbowie3269
9 жыл бұрын
Gene Gene The Dancing Machine
@michaelbowie3269
9 жыл бұрын
Gong!
@roadwarr
7 жыл бұрын
RIP Chuck Barris
@Drchainsaw77
6 жыл бұрын
Not in '75, though!
@ShannonFreng
3 ай бұрын
Rayburn's touchy-feely antics would not be abided, today.
@joanmihalich7894
4 жыл бұрын
The new version of match game STINKS
@SeanFerree
2 жыл бұрын
Something about the orange background makes this so much better! Gotta love the 70's
@flirtyguy34
2 жыл бұрын
I loved him and this show! and the panels were always so much fun!
@megamanj2004X
6 жыл бұрын
Holy cow! The mic Gene is using here is the same microphone Bert Convy of Tattletales (which directly followed Match Game for almost all of its 70s run) was using during this time of 1975 as well.
@libertubey2199
Жыл бұрын
It was the official microphone for all Goodson-Todman/Goodson game shows during the 1970's-early 1980's. Bob Barker used it on The Price is Right, as did Jim Perry on Card Sharks '78, and Alex Trebek on Double Dare (1976-77).
@kevbomevbo3492
7 жыл бұрын
Notice Gene has a different kind of microphone then he usually had on the show.
@earlgray7003
3 жыл бұрын
1:31 - One of the rare times Richard Dawson genuinely looked joyful on the show.
@ajk
2 жыл бұрын
He was generally more joyful prior to Feud starting really, which this was in 75. It wasn't until after that that he began to change. First few years on MG he was fine.
@a.b.s_productions
2 жыл бұрын
Richard seemed happy at least up until 1976.
@ajk
2 жыл бұрын
@@a.b.s_productions He was. But once Feud started, things changed, especially as his workload grew. By 78, between daytime and nighttime Feud and MG, he was doing 12 shows a week. And he didn't even wanna be there at that point as it was, he wanted out of his contract, but Mark Goodson refused to grant it. Put those two factors together, and you get the grumpy Richard you got in those final couple years on MG, the final months most notably obviously.
@hankaustin7091
6 жыл бұрын
LOVE Gene Rayburn's tie!!
@YoungSkorpion
8 жыл бұрын
"Eat Your Heart Out Gene Kelly" LMAFO
@richardmccormack7373
4 жыл бұрын
What does Gene Kelly have to do with Gene Rayburn?
@rodneybond227
2 жыл бұрын
used to watch this show all the time when i got home from school in the 70's that and Ryan's hope . god i'm old
@Garbanzo884
2 жыл бұрын
Today if a TV host touched anyone like Gene touched that woman he'd be fired, sued and/or arrested. I miss the old days.
@tompinkerton8099
Жыл бұрын
Richard Dawson was part of the "secret sauce" of Match Game. He was so good and charming. The other regulars, Brett and Charles, were great too. And, of course, Gene Rayburn was amazing. But the chemistry was just never the same once Dawson departed. They did some good shows, but nothing like the years Dawson was there.
@pamelahoward2698
7 жыл бұрын
I always love match game I like they always picked Richard Dawson for the 5000 answer
@donborg1408
5 жыл бұрын
Yes Dawson was the favorite he had many followers when they put up wheel to spin for the grand prize is when he left the MATCH, but not long he picked up the feud and he made 10x the money he hit the gold mine, very talented gentleman RIP
@day500champ15
4 жыл бұрын
@@donborg1408 Not only that but Dawson had good success rate on the final match too.
@richardmccormack7373
4 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it seemed like he could read their mind's.
@todklees
6 жыл бұрын
The star of Match Game 75, Gene Rayburn!
@rayjames6096
2 жыл бұрын
I used to watch this season when I was sick or skipping school, it really doesn't seem like 47 yrs ago.
@norelcopc2431
8 жыл бұрын
A recent Match Game studio audience had been polled so it had to be Gene Rayburn.
@ilttpvvm
3 жыл бұрын
If I had been the contestant that day, I--inveterate Trekker that I am--would have probably answered "Roddenberry."
@mosseisleyYT
11 ай бұрын
Not Coon?
@calalilygirl
12 жыл бұрын
He was around but he was known more as "Kiss" back then. Even then not many knew his real name.
@SaviorGabriel
8 ай бұрын
Match Game was before my time, and I first came to know of it through GSN. Gene Reyburn was always so fun to watch.
@caboose.20
2 жыл бұрын
Watching this in the 21st Century, saying "Wilder" or "Simmons"
@antoinettelewellen4808
3 жыл бұрын
Gene was likeable and funny! RIP 🙏❣⚘
@jeopardy60611
12 жыл бұрын
Gene Wilder would have been viable, because this was from the 70s, but because the host's name is Gene, that puts a different slant on it.
@gregory46236
2 жыл бұрын
Loved this show growing up
@yoshig5278
8 ай бұрын
"Wouldn't it be embarrassing if you're not up here?" XD
@MeowsyMcdermottEsq.
11 жыл бұрын
I didnt know Gene Rayburn was a pokemon!!
@funshine97
7 жыл бұрын
Oh, but this was way before Pokémon made its debut.
@sonicboy678
6 жыл бұрын
That just makes it more hilarious.
@tollboothkyle
4 жыл бұрын
greatest game show of all time
@davidabbruzzi9088
7 жыл бұрын
Mean Gene Oaklaud is my favorite answer I would have chosen by far.
@justrelax1539
5 жыл бұрын
I don't believe he became big until he started interviewing Hogan
@RB2331
11 жыл бұрын
i agree ..classic no make-up ...good food ..work out ..nice teeth ...the girls looked great in the 70s ...& big bushes ....lol
@donborg1408
5 жыл бұрын
If you seen big bushes you must of had your SUPERMAN glasses on
@willhorting5317
2 жыл бұрын
I used to watch as a kid. I still occasionally watch the reruns of the show.
@douglasroth9676
2 жыл бұрын
Rayburn would be fired for sexual misconduct many times over these days.
@vanni9283
7 жыл бұрын
I CHOOSE YOU!!!
@ericl.massey7254
8 ай бұрын
2:16 And the $500 answer is… May I have a drum roll please… 2:33 Yes!
@willg4802
7 жыл бұрын
Gene Wilder. Poor Rayburn, his fame was so temporary. Today the answer would be Gene Wilder.
@markkonzerowsky8871
7 жыл бұрын
Actually, the top answer would probably be Gene Simmons, thanks to "Family Jewels." Gene Wilder is unfortunately becoming almost as obscure as Gene Rayburn due to "Blazing Saddles" getting to be too hot for modern audiences to handle.
@whatdidoursurveysay
7 жыл бұрын
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is still a thing, though, and it's still beloved by many, many people, so Wilder might not be quite so obscure just yet. Not saying it'd be up there, but yeah.
@roadwarr
7 жыл бұрын
"The sheriff is a ******!" Town bell rings. "What?" "He said the sheriff is near!" "No! The sheriff is a ******!" I still laugh out loud at that Mel Brooks classic.
@justrelax1539
5 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure it would STILL be Rayburn! People never forget the original!
@jaysinger535
2 жыл бұрын
RIP: Gene Rayburn Brett Somers Charles Nelson Reilly Richard Dawson Patti Deutsch
@michaelachhammer9600
2 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy seeing Patti Deutsch, even if nobody calls on her.
@kevino4846
2 жыл бұрын
I'm with you on that.
@donnaplumridge9769
2 жыл бұрын
My mother was a stay at home mom and I remember she used to watch Match Game after she was done her housework. She also watched Hollywood Squares and The Price Is Right! I’m going back in the early 70’s.
@73_de_CJHall
2 жыл бұрын
The family loved Match Game as well as Match Game PM. 👍👏
@derekpierkowski7641
2 жыл бұрын
Gene, Gene , the DANCIN' MACHINE!!!!!!
@Daisyno2
11 жыл бұрын
she seemed to be enjoying it at 1:39
@madteyahoo
4 жыл бұрын
she did
@disneyfan81
8 жыл бұрын
Gene Wood.
@97Senator
6 жыл бұрын
Dawson would have been in for it then!
@DDRUTOU
13 жыл бұрын
GENE RAYBURN!!! I CHOOSE YOU!! Sounds like Pokemon
@jordanziskin2234
Жыл бұрын
It must have been a blast to be on this show in its hay day
@tron3entertainment
6 жыл бұрын
"Gene-Gene, the dancing machine".
@kevino4846
2 жыл бұрын
;-D
@tron3entertainment
2 жыл бұрын
@@kevino4846 - You caught me while I was online. It amazes me how often my old forgotten comments get noticed years after the fact. Have a great day.
@kevino4846
2 жыл бұрын
@@tron3entertainment, yeah, the vid just showed up in my feed. Watched the show years ago, more years than I want to admit ;-D You as well, stay safe.
@mike10lanurias
11 жыл бұрын
This is so funny that she choose GENE RAYBURN!
@ncisducky4ever
7 жыл бұрын
That would've been way too hilarious if Earl opened the $500 match with KELLY sloppily crossed out and RAYBURN sloppily written over it. Better yet, let Earl take the other answers and turn them into sloppily crossed out like AUTRY and written over $250 match with RAYBURN and better still, sloppily cross out RAYBURN with an equally sloppy written over RAYBURN for the $100 match. Then have Earl come on out and face the audience and the contestant and explain why the blatant kissing up to Gene (Who, by the way, deserves to be in one of those match ups but just not that high up there) IT'S OK, EARL! YOU CAN COME ON OUT, DON'T BE AFRAID...GENE WON'T BLANK YOU! :D
@nsm0220
12 жыл бұрын
@tvtimetravel i think it was in a mic repair shop at the time because Gene Rayburn have a habit of breaking his ecm-51 (every week i think)
@libertatus
12 жыл бұрын
My favorite was "POINT _______"
@dougms9790
2 жыл бұрын
Ah the good ole days. Hosts hugging and squeezing contestants. That ain't gonna happen anymore.
@MrKpsuk84
2 жыл бұрын
I would have guessed Gene Roddenberry (the creator of Star Trek). Gene Kelly is the only 1 of those 3 that I've heard of
@4508bluesky
2 жыл бұрын
Gene Autry was a singing cowboy
@hotwax9376
7 жыл бұрын
Those were all good answers. Some other good ones would be Gene Vincent, Gene Pitney, and Gene Tierney. If I were on the new show with Alec Baldwin, I just might go for one that would never have been on the old show and probably not on this one either: Gene Montesano.
@carmineredd1198
2 жыл бұрын
Gene Roddenberry, Star Trek creator
@brooklyn6times
12 жыл бұрын
I WOULD HAVE SAID GENE RAYBURN MYSELF!!!
@georgef551
4 жыл бұрын
This was common on Family Feud, but the question would be "Name a famous Richard". Needless to say who was number 1. Over the years, that question comes up, even to this day, or at least a few years ago. As the years went on, Dawson's name fell on the board. Sometime in the aughts, he didn't even make the survey. During the one time that question was asked on the Steve Harvey stint (I believe), Dawson was back on top again.
@jimbojamesIV
13 жыл бұрын
After watching a given number of match game clips, my jaw always starts to get tired.
@majestyk3337
6 жыл бұрын
Look at the way he man-handles that woman.
@jamisonescott2300
2 жыл бұрын
TV was so much fun back then. And now, most of these people are gone. I feel so old.
@Michael-gu5kl
Ай бұрын
Watching this on GSN is fun along with a barrel of laughs!
@rogergreen9861
2 жыл бұрын
So very grateful an Australian producer bought the rights and made our own version here in the mid70s. Graeme Kennedy was all that and then some.
@agalgonzalez
2 жыл бұрын
I am surprised that so many Hollywood actors from the 70s didn't know it was Jean Harlow.
@TheBugkillah
2 жыл бұрын
Considering the time in which this show came out, I expected Gene Roddenberry.
@regplasma7906
Ай бұрын
Wilder , Hackman, Rodenberry ,Pitney, Vincent or Kruper .No Rayburn !!!!!
@delmont5914
2 жыл бұрын
remember attending a taping back in the early 1970s in NYC. Great show
@63utuber
4 жыл бұрын
It tells you something about the guys on this show that no one thought of Gene Tierney.
@klcarty
12 жыл бұрын
i watch this show every morning on GSN at 8:30am while im getting ready for work :D
@ManaTeal47
12 жыл бұрын
The comment to Earl "go to the back of the box" was something you could tell the Match Game staff were laughing about because, as it is revealed in another episode, Earl is black.
@KairuHakubi
2 жыл бұрын
remember when people just kissed each other and everyone got along? remember how much better things were? thank god we put a stop to that.
@Nothingthatconcernsyou
5 жыл бұрын
Ah the 70s. The time where is was okay to kiss a total stranger and not have to feel awkward about it
@RobertoLopez-xb1mj
2 жыл бұрын
If there had been a fourth answer, Gene Hackman (the answer, not the person of course) would've shown up right there and then. Loved the way Gene Rayburn yelled out, "ALRIGHT, EARL, SLIDE IT!"
@Floymin
10 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many times Gene had to blackmail contestants like that.
@Itsisawnotiseen
Жыл бұрын
Gene died in 1999. Dawson in 2012. Charles Riley in 2007. Brett Somers in 2007. Proof that none of us get out of this life alive. Life is short folks.
@compdude512
12 жыл бұрын
That's definitely the case. I actually have an SM61, and they're pretty indestructible. Even the grilles on these mics are made to withstand a fall (as a few of the EV's were). I know Gene's mic went to the 100% custom, non-telescoping, CBS audio department version sometime between '75 and '76, so I was wondering if this may be that period where they gave up on Gene's habit of breaking regular ECM-51's. It's hard to deny the Shure sounded better than the ECM-51 (which I also have).
@StephenMountenayHenhawke
7 жыл бұрын
What about Gene Wood
@terrytitus6945
2 жыл бұрын
Is this the first lady Richard Dawson kissed on a gameshow,this time she came to him.Of course,Gene Rayburn!
@Tmanaz480
Жыл бұрын
The only host I've seen acknowledge the board operator by name.
@chrisalexander5900
2 жыл бұрын
Back In the day when society had a sense of humor. I watched this program a lot when growing up and all of the other one’s as well. Very entertaining back then. CWA
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